Discussion: Potential Pellegrini Replacements {merged}

[Brett Sinclair]

Who is this he is clapping to? His backroom staff?

Medical staff I think. Heat of the moment stuff? Surely not pre-planned

Ah ok thanks. Oh shit yeah I heard something about him having a problem with the meds there.

According to the Mail, the medical team have quit after being criticised by Pep.

 

[pml79]

Isnt today the day sabella gives his answer if he wants the other job surely thats another tick off the manager list ? Got a feelin pellers is here for another 12 months then its pep in

 

[blueinsa]

Loving the "****" comments from many who ridicule our "holistic" approach and regularly joke about us being nice to the kit man and tea lady.

"Fuck being nice, get someone in who will tell it how it is" is the cry on here normally.

It wasn't all that long ago we had a major dug out row was it?

 

[Wrighty Wrexham]

Cant believe Pellers is still here to give his pre match presser later on today. don't think I could stomach another year of him just waiting for pipedream pep. Club taking a big gamble here!!!
viera should now be interim boss till end of season with Klopp coming in the summer.
Dread the atmosphere on sunday apathy just like manager and players. Even if we score not sure how I will react (however prob jump up and down like normal).

 

[Wrighty Wrexham]

Cant believe Pellers is still here to give his pre match presser later on today. don't think I could stomach another year of him just waiting for pipedream pep. Club taking a big gamble here!!!
viera should now be interim boss till end of season with Klopp coming in the summer.
Dread the atmosphere on sunday apathy just like manager and players. Even if we score not sure how I will react (however prob jump up and down like normal).

 

[crystal_mais]

The common belief repeated any times now, and over the last 18 months, is that everything has been put in place so that when Pellegrini's contract expires, Pep's contract expires and we're both in the same place at the same time.

It's like the Earth spinning around the Sun, you look up in the sky one year on and it's in exactly in the same place (that must have totally freaked out the ancients no wonder they thought the Sun was a God).

But it's all gone wrong. I can understand the reluctance to change plan is true. It may have just been speculation. A nice idea. True or not, very high risk.

Klopp, Pep and Ancelotti keep getting mentioned, but the reality is only 1 is in play at the moment.

Real Madrid are 2 points off the top of La Liga and well placed to progress in the Champions League. He may well stay. Once again Bayern are walking away with the Bundesliga and may well progress too. 50/50. Despite the ispute with the medical staff, I doubt he'll leave this Summer, though it's worth keeping an eye on.

So for now City have 3 choices: Klopp, Pellegrini or Vieira.

And we have to be a bit more objective. There are lots of football clubs out there apart from City. West Ham, Spurs, Liverpool. All will be 50k stadia and clubs with big potential that might go for Klopp.

I think if we make a big play for Klopp we would get him, but if we get hung up over Pep we wont. When you've got the choice of the field you have to feel that the club really want you.

And in the meantime I still do not understand what is the problem with appointing Vieira as a temporary caretaker whether it be for 1 month or 12. Pellegrini is finished. It does seem to be the perfect stop gap. Let's face it if the links to Pep really are true then Pellegrini was a stop gap.

I'm subscribing to the Pep in 12 months theory because it all fits. It explains why City went for a short term appointment of Pellegrini. All speculative of course and a very very high risk game.

If true, I'd abandon it and go for Klopp

Maybe Viera doesn't want it just yet? he knows the outlook and has a job he wants to finish with the EDS. The pressure will be on to finish strong and secure top 4 - he may not fancy it ( Shearer was put in a similar position at Newcastle) as he feels it may not be achievable due to where we are with some of the players. He knows what's going on.

Half of you think, just going in shouting and screaming will sort these overpaid loons out. Sorry but it won't work. That Whiskey nosed **** was getting fed up with the antics of players and was done with football at the right time.

I want Klopp (1st choice) or Pep (2nd choice)

 

[Stephenhakin]

The common belief repeated any times now, and over the last 18 months, is that everything has been put in place so that when Pellegrini's contract expires, Pep's contract expires and we're both in the same place at the same time.

It's like the Earth spinning around the Sun, you look up in the sky one year on and it's in exactly in the same place (that must have totally freaked out the ancients no wonder they thought the Sun was a God).

But it's all gone wrong. I can understand the reluctance to change plan is true. It may have just been speculation. A nice idea. True or not, very high risk.

Klopp, Pep and Ancelotti keep getting mentioned, but the reality is only 1 is in play at the moment.

Real Madrid are 2 points off the top of La Liga and well placed to progress in the Champions League. He may well stay. Once again Bayern are walking away with the Bundesliga and may well progress too. 50/50. Despite the ispute with the medical staff, I doubt he'll leave this Summer, though it's worth keeping an eye on.

So for now City have 3 choices: Klopp, Pellegrini or Vieira.

And we have to be a bit more objective. There are lots of football clubs out there apart from City. West Ham, Spurs, Liverpool. All will be 50k stadia and clubs with big potential that might go for Klopp.

I think if we make a big play for Klopp we would get him, but if we get hung up over Pep we wont. When you've got the choice of the field you have to feel that the club really want you.

And in the meantime I still do not understand what is the problem with appointing Vieira as a temporary caretaker whether it be for 1 month or 12. Pellegrini is finished. It does seem to be the perfect stop gap. Let's face it if the links to Pep really are true then Pellegrini was a stop gap.

I'm subscribing to the Pep in 12 months theory because it all fits. It explains why City went for a short term appointment of Pellegrini. All speculative of course and a very very high risk game.

If true, I'd abandon it and go for Klopp

Maybe Viera doesn't want it just yet? he knows the outlook and has a job he wants to finish with the EDS. The pressure will be on to finish strong and secure top 4 - he may not fancy it ( Shearer was put in a similar position at Newcastle) as he feels it may not be achievable due to where we are with some of the players. He knows what's going on.

Half of you think, just going in shouting and screaming will sort these overpaid loons out. Sorry but it won't work. That Whiskey nosed c**t was getting fed up with the antics of players and was done with football at the right time.

I want Klopp (1st choice) or Pep (2nd choice)

And if Klopp doesnt come what about next season? I have a feeling we are sticking with Manuel.

 

[Rammy Blue]

It'd be interesting to see what some of Mancini's harshest critics make of it (without any dig - I'd be interested to hear Mister Appointment's take, genuinely)

Even Mancini never really came close to publicly humiliating a staff member who'd been there 40 years. Was good enough to win a CL right before Peps arrival. Now the whole medical team has resigned which is a bit unprecedented and surely is a pretty monumental catastrophe created by Pep.

I think most of the people on the forum who know me well know that I've never been all in on the idea of Pep managing us. I don't particularly like his character. He's far too close to managers like Mancini and Mourinho in that wherever they go and whatever they achieve, those achievements are their achievements rather than the clubs'. There's a cult of personality which follows them around which isn't necessarily healthy.

People will say that Klopp is similar, but I would respectfully disagree. Klopp has the character of the perennial outsider. He's aggressive yes, and he's media gold. But he lacks the machiavellian dark side which the three I've mentioned above definitely have.

I know I get accused of being a fanboy because I actually respect and trust the people running our club so this will no doubt be ignored as it doesn't fit the narrative - but if Txiki passes on Klopp to wait a year for Guardiola, even if that means bringing Ancelotti in, that would in my mind be a terrible decision. Not because it means waiting for Pep, but because it means passing on IMO a much better suited manager for City to wait for his mate.

Good post mate, Klopp all day for me too, although I wouldn't be pissed at ending up with either Pep or Carlo as I think they are both significant upgrades on Bob and Manuel.

 

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